Gate.



PATLVTED JULY 31, X906. A. W. CRIGLER.

GATE.

APPLIMTIQX nur FEB.

WITNESSES:

do Vraible,V find to earr UNITED Simfree ALBER" W. LRIGL'ER, OF FOREST Hllili, INDIANA.

GATE.

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Speeiieei'orn er Letters Eastern;

Patented .my s1, '1906.

ppllcmion filed February l. YSerial Ilu. 2953.787-

jt tqprovidelor readilyV Aywtendency of llugeleio 4ardor practically unsup )orteil to guardV against the gstellt-.ing dislodged nc-liedfrom its iosition oropcncd h5- lille passing tin-rounder ,anmals also against of srnellfV niin'els or the lifting of the seme by l @the lettergto render the gate strong and du- Y out these ends in ii sirneil eotive m n 11 n er.

' Said invention therefore consists of certain substantially es hereinstructural features,

sind specifically pointed after fully'diselosed, 2 5 out by the claims;

" In the eeeompanying drewin s, illustratng the preferred embodiment o my inves tion, Figure l is e Figs. 2 and 3 are enlar 3o tive views of the saine, s iowmg the disassembled members or parts of the gateireee for compensating any sag which may result thereto in use, es presently made apparent.

ln oar'yingout in vV invention l construct 35 the gate 1',' es shown, principally of end up rightsor bars 2, longitudinal or horizontal bare, preferably lli-rm iu number, making' L connection with said uprights at points belowand abovel tlwir respectivemds, addi- 4o tional uprights or mds 4 4 4*', Passed through and suitably held in said horizontal bars 3, 'end s. diagonal brace 4X, presenti? more fully described. The rods 4* and 4 have slped thereon intermodietely of -tllelongitudine vor 45 horizontal laars 3 metallid sleeve or tube sections 4, having, preferablymetellie Washers 5 interposed lne/mwenY 'The central longer rod ,orgupright 4P extends a short distance ubo'vejthe;

red detailed perspectop longitudinal 5o bar 3, the extension tlnis'formed1 having lso a; sleeve or tube section 4? Sli? 'ed thereon', the purpose of which will present be seen.

Sersured to the lower andupper projecting themy and "said bars.

side elevation thereof.

:character 4) provi end portions of the end liars or upriglits 2 y. are barb-equipped longitudinal wires 6 6*, 55 respectively. The connection between the bnrl -equippefl guarding wires or members 6 6 und the rear gelo end lier insy be and is effected preferably by n rulehet-andpawl arrangement 6" 6c, rospec-t-ively, the same be- 6o ing adapted to retain seid wires under propel stress and provide for the ready adjustment thereof in Ql'eellve position. Y The diegene] brace lx corn rises a turnbuekle-eqnipped rod member 4 X und a prac- 65 tieully U or yoke shaped member 4?, the latter stridng the central sleeveve uipped rod il below the central horizontal or 3 at aits lioived end portion and having its rememing portion similarly arranged with rela- 7ol tion to the rods forward of the letterrrodi The lower forward ends of seid brace mem ber 4"" are extended or bent downward, Vas at i 4f, vfor their insertion through said bottom lier or railg the downward-bent te'rr'ninalsfl" 7g thus formed being equipped with and held in Vlaar b suitable nuts YIl, screwed thereon' elow t e latter.'- The turnbucklefe uipped rofl member 40 is pussedfthrought e 'eentml longitudinal gate-bar and terminates at 8o its lower end into a hook or bendvld, adapted 1 to engin e and be held in then per bowed end o t eornce member 4a, treY o posit@ Y end oiseid vroclmember .being passed t ough 1 and suitably seoilred in the rear end b sr 21251 the gste'ieer the upper longitndinsl'lar or miltlnere'o-i`. The turnlmeldev equi 'ment oi the -lirseerod' member (designate "bv vthe'j 'desv :is is obvious, for oorn penssting sleek, thus preventing the tendeney` V9o to ed" ing othe gate, while the other strucvwml (rature-sof the gete add to its strengthV sind dui-abilita seeordingly toY its usefulness,V

tudinel orhorizoriftal bars eleeting conriee-fA i tion with the aforesaid uprights, inte-rm'edilaite;v

vertical rods extending transversely throu lipvk i said bars, and e ui ed with sleeve or tu eglroo q ii? between" u ers interposed the ends or edges thereof end nal bars.

2. A gets rising a pra er having boring e diagonal bruce' com?A 'tiolly' yoke or U shaped mena-- :o5VV downward-extended and nutrrising end uprights, longii,

qlipped terminels passed throu h the gate 1 In 4testimony whereof I have signed my ottomrail and secured, and 1 looked rod f name to this specication in the presence of ,member ellg'agin the bowed end of the'afmef two Subscribing witnesses.

,ylspidl member an 4Eassed through the central ALBERT W. CRIGLER. gflbngitgdual'gatearftheupper end of said l Witnesses: f ",rod member being suitably secured to the I PERRY 1'G.CAP1-E11,

gee; end gate upright or "jbr. HERscuEL POWVNEH. 

